A
scrap plane formerly owned by late Apostle Gabriel Oduyemi of Bethel
Ministries, Ajah, Lagos, caused panic in the city yesterday as almost everyone thought that another aircraft had crashed in Lagos.
Well, new findings reveal that the plane belongs to star actress, Omotola Ekeinde’s husband.
How it all happened:
The
plane, with registration number N972TF, which was recently released to
Captain Matthew Ekeinde (for educational purposes
in Badagry, Lagos) was being towed from Muritala Muhammed Airport,
Ikeja to Badagry but during the process, the tyres burst.
Nothing
much could be done since it occurred in the middle of the night, so the
incident forced Captain Ekeinde to dump the plane at a filling
station…and then everyone panicked when they saw the plane the next
morning!
The question of “how did it get there?” was on everyone’s lips.
Residents
trooped out with their smart phones and camera, and queued behind the
gate of Dapsey Oil filling station at Igando where the plane was parked. They later turned the scene into an amusement park and began to pose and take shots near the plane…Nigerians!!!
senior employee of the filling station said “The plane was brought here
around 2am after one of its tyres burst. It was being towed by a red
vehicle, but after it got to Igando, they discovered it would be
difficult to get it to its destination with burst tyre, so they brought
it here.”Capt. Ekeinde confirmed to Punch that the
scrap plane belonged to him, saying “The aircraft will be situated in a
multipurpose and entertainment centre which will open very soon. When
opened, the centre will be the first of its kind in West Africa.”
Ok, we can’t wait….